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Christopher Batich

Florida Inventors Hall of Fame

 
 
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Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. Christopher Batich Marker
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Christopher Batich
Gainesville

University of Florida Professor of materials science and engineering and biomedical engineering, who developed groundbreaking treatments in patient care, most notably the anti-bacterial surface treatment material, Bioguardฎ, which is used as the standard of care for advanced wound dressing and bacterial barriers in hospitals and healthcare facilities.

2020 Inductee

 
Erected 2020 by Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationScience & Medicine.
 
Location. 28° 3.448′ N, 82° 24.926′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It can be reached from USF Alumni Drive 0.1 miles west of Leroy Collins Boulevard, on the left when traveling west. The Florida Inventors Hall of Fame is located at the Research and Innovation Park on the University of South Florida campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3720 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa FL 33612, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: D. Yogi Goswami (here, next to this marker); Joanna S. Fowler (here, next to this marker); Christine E. Schmidt (here, next to this marker); Phillip A. Furman (here, next to this marker); Thomas A. Lipo (here,
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next to this marker); Nicholas Bodor (here, next to this marker); Alan G. Marshall (here, next to this marker); William S. Dalton (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.
 
Also see . . .
1. Christopher Batich, Ph.D. (Submitted on May 4, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Honoring the Greatest Florida Inventors. (Submitted on May 4, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
 
Christopher Batich Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. Christopher Batich Marker
Christopher Batich image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
3. Christopher Batich
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 4, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 27, 2026